Sanju Samson fined for breaching Code of Conduct in DC vs RR IPL 2024 match; here's what happened

In a connection issued by the IPL, it stated, “Mr Sanju Samson, Captain, Rajasthan Royals has been fined 30 per cent of his lucifer fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 56 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals astatine the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi connected May 07, 2024."

“Samson committed a Level 1 offence nether Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's determination is last and binding," the connection added. 

The offence committed by Samson was not specified but it could beryllium for arguing with the umpires erstwhile helium was fixed retired aft Shai Hope took a drawback conscionable adjacent the bound ropes successful the 16th over.

The question was whether Hope's feet touched the bound ropes portion taking the catch. The 3rd umpire ruled Samson retired but the RR skipper was not happy. He initially started walking towards the pavilion, lone to instrumentality to the mediate and person immoderate words with the on-field umpires.

A Level 1 offence nether Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct includes "excessive, evident disappointment with an Umpire’s decision; an evident hold successful resuming play oregon leaving the wicket; requesting a referral to the TV Umpire and arguing oregon entering into a prolonged treatment with the Umpire astir his/her decision."

This is not the archetypal clip Rajasthan Royals' skipper was fined for breach of codification of conduct. In the lucifer played against the Gujarat Titans, connected April 10, the skipper was fined ₹12 lakh aft his squad maintained a dilatory implicit rate.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Published: 08 May 2024, 11:55 AM IST